Abraham Lincoln Statue Will Remain on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

An outside view of Bascom Hall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., on Oct. 12, 2013. Mike McGinnis/Getty Images

The century-old statue of Abraham Lincoln at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) campus will stay in its place, despite recent calls for its removal.

“The university continues to support the Abraham Lincoln statue on our campus,” UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in a statement obtained by WISCTV News 3, adding that the 16th president’s legacy is not free from critique, but surely worth celebrating.